| Beth Israel | |
| Native Name: | Hebrew: בית ישראל |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Reform Judaism |
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| Organisational Status: | Synagogue |
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| Leadership: | Rabbi S. Robert Morais |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Location: | 801 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49202 |
| Country: | United States |
| Map Type: | Michigan |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2474°N -84.4235°W |
| Architecture Type: | Synagogue |
| Established: | 1862 |
| Year Completed: | 1949 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
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Temple Beth Israel (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 801 West Michigan Avenue in Jackson, Michigan, in the United States.[1] Formed in 1862 by Jews of German background, it grew out of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, which had been organized in 1858, and was the second Reform congregation in Michigan.[2]
After meeting in downtown Jackson in two different buildings, the congregation moved to its current site, on Michigan Avenue, that was dedicated in 1949 and remodelled following a fire in 1971. The congregation's cemetery is the oldest Jewish cemetery in continuous use and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in June 2009.[3]
Dr. Jonathan V. Plaut, the son of the late rabbi Dr. W. Gunther Plaut, joined as rabbi in 2000 and served the congregation until his death in 2012.[4] In September 2011 Rabbi S. Robert Morais became Beth Israel's rabbi.